Picker-check.



R. LEVEILLEE.

PIGKBR GHEGK.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.27.1910,

1,001,762. Patented Aug. 29, 1911.

WITNESSES lNVENTDR.

ATTORNEY.

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STATES ATNT PICKER-OHECK To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAPHAEL LEVEILLEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Georgiaville, in the county 'of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Picker-Checks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices intended to cushion the shock of a shuttle upon the picker stick and the shock resultant upon the latter ,by reason of its vibration, and

has for its essential objects the ends commonly shown in such structures and more particularly to afford a gradual and more yielding check than has heretofore been known; to provide a more convenient arrangement and location of the picking device and to render the same readily attachable and detachable to and. from looms of any construction; and finally to render the same readily adjustable.

To the above ends essentially my invention consists in the novel constructionand operation of the parts hereinafter set forth and made the subject matter of the appended claims. g

In the accon'ipanying drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation of my novel device, shown attached to the end of a loom of ordinary construction, only a portion of the loom being shown; Fig. 2, a rear elevation of thegsame; Fig. 3, a plan view of my device; Fig. 4, a view of the same looking out- .wardly or in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 5, a section on line 02 a: of Fig. t.

Like reference cl'iaracters indicate like parts throughout the views.

In the drawings, 2 is the picker stick, 3 its strap, a the strap roller, 5 the spring, (3 the shoe, and 7 the rocker member, all. of the usual construction, supported upon the shaft 8; 9 is the usual lay showing the end of the picker stick cooperating therewith, said picker stick being shown broken away intern'iediate its length.

it is in conjunction with the above enumerated well known loom parts thatiny invention will be now described.

A supporting plate 15 is provided in its lower portion with a slot 16 through which passes a bolt ,17- which connects the plate 15 with the shoe and has upon its outer end a nut 15. I Upon the surface of the plate 15 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 27, 1910.

Patented A11 29, 1911.

Serial No. 599,332.

adjacent the shoe is a shoulder 15) which forms a stop for any movement of the plate relatively to the shoe in one direction, and for the purpose of preventing a movement of the plate in the opposite direction, there is cotlperating with said shoulder upon the margin of the lower portion of the plate; 15 a lug 20 in which is a set screw 21 abutting against the shoe. The upper end of the plate 15 is provided-with a vertically disposed slot 22 through which passes a bolt 23 provided with a nut 24. The head of the nut 23 tightening engages a lip 26 provided with an oblong longitudinal slot 27 through which the bolt 23 passes. By the described nut and bolt connection a ready adjustment .of a universal nature is afforded between the plate 15 and the lip 26. The lip 26 is an integral portion of a plate 27 provided with interspac'ed openings 28 which inember constitutes a supporting plate for a second plate 29 of greater length provided with openings 30 registering with the open ings in the supporting plate. Restingupon the plate 29 is an oblong sli dable block 32 preferably of wood, said block being pro vided with two intorspaced longitudinally disposed oblong slots in alinement with each other and vertically disposed. This block has also horizontally disposed. or transverse oblong slots 35 near its ends. Resting upon the block is a plate 37 pro vided with circular openings 38 interspaced from each other and in alinement with a portion of the openings or slots 33 of the block The plates 2.) and 37 are binding or clamping pla tcs held in frictional contact with the intermediate block 32 by bolts 40 which traverse the openings 28, 33 and 38 and whose head 41 bears against the lower face of the supporting plate 27. The upper ends of the bolts or pins 40 have threadcd thereon nuts 4-3 against which are placed the upper ends of helical springs 44 whose lower ends abut against upper surface of the clamping plate/3'7. The adjustment of the nuts 4-53 upwardly or downwardly upon the bolts rO'in conjunction with the springs 44 altords a convenient means for regulating the degree of vfrictional cngagcmcutof the clamping plates with the intermediate block 32. Preferably the frictional engagement of the latter parts should be generally considered under normal conditions so that considerable force would be required to longitudinally reciprocate the block] 35 the holders wi 60 picker stick.

strips ot-leather, tightly held together in their seat by :1 rivet 5Y5. 'lhrough the other opening 35 ot the block 212 passes a bolt 55 wtueh traverses a slot 56 in a second holder 57. Upon the back end of the bolt 55 is a nut 59 hearuig against the face of the block 32. inner face with :1 cavity tilt in which is seated strips of leather (2 arranged edgewise therein side by ide and fixed in position'by a r vet till attaching them to the holder.

The nut and bolt conne tion of the hold permit of the latter beingadjusted to any (amvenient desirable elevation relativelv to'eaeh other and to the pit-kt stick which vibrates between 'the. same. For practical operationsitfis preferable that the holder do be elevated or upwardly inclined to better adapt its workin leather surface to 0 the angle of iuipaet or the pick r stick in its inward reciprocation. The companion hiilder 5'? is pretei'ably adjusted as shown. It will be observed that as the picker stick vihrmes the relatively tight connection of th the block 32 will cause the block to alternately move in the direction ot'the impact of the picker stick, thus cushioniirm the movement of. the stick to a degree"re nt lated by the degree of frictional 40 contact between the block and the clamping plates deternn'hed upon by the operative. llhat' I claim is,-

'1. Tu a. loom. the combinationwith the picker stick, of a check device for limiting the throw of the picker stick comprising clamping plates'provided with openings and fixed relatively to the stick. a block provided with oblong (me/nines adapted to register with the openings in the clamping plates and mounted between the clamping plates. bolts engaging at one end one of the elan'iping plates and passing through the openings in the clamping, plates and in the block and extending beyond one of the clamping plates, and springs upon the projecting ends of the l 1olts "resting upon the adjacent: clamping plate, and means upon the face of the block in the'path of the picker stick for receiving" the impact of the lhe holder .37 is provided in its l I l I, t

2. In a loom, the combination with the picker stick, of a check device for limiting the throw of the clamping plates fixed relatively to the stick, a block slidably mounted between the clamp inn plates. and interspaeed holders pivotallv connected with the block in the path of the stick.

3. In a loom, thecombination with the picker stick, of a check device for limiting thc'throw of the picker stick comprising clani iiine plates fixed relatively to the stick, a block slidably mounted between the clamping plates. interspaecd holders upon the block in the path of the stick, anchstrips mounted in the holders adapted to receive the impaetof the stick.

ust-ably mounted upon the shoe,a support mgr plate ad ustablyconnected with the arm ani'tdisposed transversely thereof. clamping picker stick comprising plates supported by said plate, a block sliclahl) plates, and means fixed tothe the impact of the picker stick.

mounted intermediate the"clamping' block in the path of the picker stick adapted to receive 5. in a loom, the eombination with' the shoe and picker stick of an arm connected with the shoe and provided with a shoulder adaptcd to cooperate with the shoe, a tug upon thenrargin of the arm, an adjusting screw mounted in the lug and adapted to engage the shoe, a. supporting plate provided with an oblong slot-and transverselv disposed with relation to the arm, a bolt connecting the arm and flange through said slot, a block longitudinally movable above the supporting plate and con neetcd therewith, and means upon the block in the path of the picker stick adapted to receive thein'ipactof the stick.

S. in a loom. the combination with the picker stick, of a check device for limiting the throw of the picker stick comprising clamping plates, a block slidably mounted between the clamping.plates and provided with transverse openings, holders upon the face of the bloek intcrspaced from each other and provided with openings, bolts passing through the openings in the block and engaging the holders, strips in the holders in the path of the picker stickadapted to'rceeivc the impact of thepicker stick.

in testimony whereof l have ailixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RAPHAEL LEV lll'LLl'lE.

Witnesses llonA'rio E. Bnrmows, Gnonon H. llTlCLAUGXILIN.

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